By Venice Kichura
If you've ever noted a cracked sidewalk it could be because of overgrown tree roots. Overgrown roots can damage sidewalks in addition to being a safety hazard. Although pruning tree roots is an uncommon process, sometimes it's needed. However, it takes skill and know-how to properly root prune. Otherwise, trees can be damaged or die if it's done incorrectly. Tree root pruning is...
By David Lessem
It takes just the right conditions for flowering plants to reproduce. Many plants need to grow for several seasons before they are capable of flowering. Even plants that flowered in a previous year can have a season with no flowers as a result of parasites, droughts, late freezes, overwatering and other factors that negatively effect their health. In general, a flowering plant will need to have...
By Shelly Mcrae
Chasteberry is the fruit or seed of the chasteberry tree, also known as monk's pepper and vitex. The scientific name is Vitex agnus-castus, and it is considered an herb. It is commonly used for conditions associated with hormonal imbalances and women's reproductive systems.
Chasteberry use dates back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, and was used throughout the Middle Ages by celibate...
By Kat Yares
Chinese gooseberries are not a member of the gooseberry family at all. The more common name of this fruit is kiwi fruit or kiwi for short, although the fruit has been known by many different names over the centuries. First cultivated in China and most identified with New Zealand, the fruit can be grown by home gardeners around the world. Long grown in Southern China for not only the fruit but...
By April Sanders
Peach trees are different from most other fruit trees in that most species are self-pollinating. This means that you only need one peach tree to bear fruit, because the flowers that the tree produces contain both male and female parts. Most other types of fruit trees, including apple trees, need another tree to be pollinated. Without pollination, a fruit tree will not produce fruit. Therefore,...